ABSTRACT

Despite the dire physical, mental, and psychological consequences, research shows that some women justify the act of physical intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya. Understanding female genital mutilation as a social norm that may be culturally sanctioned, we used the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey to explore the association between married women’s physical intimate partner violence justification and female genital mutilation status. Findings revealed that women who have undergone female genital mutilation were more likely to justify physical intimate partner violence than those who have not even after controlling for theoretically relevant variables (OR = 1.18; p < .01). Some policy recommendations and directions for future research were discussed.

摘要

尽管在身体、精神和心理上造成了可怕的后果，但研究表明，在包括肯尼亚在内的撒哈拉以南非洲地区，一些女性为身体亲密伴侣的暴力行为辩护。将切割女性生殖器视为一种可能受到文化制裁的社会规范，我们使用 2014 年肯尼亚人口与健康调查来探讨已婚妇女的身体亲密伴侣暴力行为理由与切割女性生殖器状况之间的关联。调查结果显示，在控制了理论相关变量后，经历过女性生殖器切割的女性更有可能为身体上的亲密伴侣暴力辩护（OR = 1.18；p < .01）。讨论了一些政策建议和未来研究的方向。